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• Deacon Thomas Zaworski, one of Atlanta’s first permanent deacons, remembered

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published December 22, 2021

  Thomas Edward Zaworski, one of the first two permanent deacons ordained for the Archdiocese of Atlanta in 1977, died Dec. 9. He was 86 years old.

• Faithful celebrate feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 15, 2021

  Rain didn’t deter the faithful who made a nearly mile-and-a-half pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. On Dec. 11, parishioners of San Felipe de Jesús Mission walked, prayed and sang through misty rain to begin a 24-hour devotion.

• Archbishop Hartmayer urges prayer, support for tornado victims

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published December 13, 2021

  On Monday, Dec. 13, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of Atlanta, offered a message in support of the tornado victims in Kentucky and several of its neighboring states.

• Veteran homeschooler pens new book

  Published December 11, 2021

  Michelle Heekin of Sacred Heart Online Homeschool has published her first book, “The Gift and Grace of Homeschooling: A Gift to Homeschooling Mothers.”

• Atlanta Retrouvaille leaders make pilgrimage to Vatican

  

  By Georgia Bulletin Staff
  Published December 11, 2021

  Seven couples from the Archdiocese of Atlanta gathered outside St. Peter’s Basilica, getting ready to hear Pope Francis speak as part of their involvement in Retrouvaille, a program that offers hope and healing for troubled marriages.

• Dancers share talents as gift to Our Lady of Guadalupe

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 10, 2021

  Parishes with large Mexican communities observe the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, many celebrating for 24 hours starting on Dec. 11 with prayers, folk dancing and songs played by Mariachi bands through the early morning hours.

• ‘Catholic Dawgs’ delves into life at Athens Catholic Center

  

  Published December 10, 2021

  Hosted by Father Brian McNavish, assistant director at the UGA Catholic Center, the conversations on the “Catholic Dawgs” podcast focus on a young person living their faith on campus.

• Keep current with Respect Life Issues

  

  Published December 10, 2021

  Almost 400 people receive a free subscription email that puts key information about the Respect Life Ministry in their inboxes.

• Windows, art warm chapel at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published December 9, 2021

  Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, blessed the updated chapel at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital and participated in the tree lighting on Dec. 3 in Atlanta.

• Georgia Martyrs artwork raises awareness of canonization cause

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published December 9, 2021

  Several churches in the Archdiocese of Atlanta have commissioned original works of art depicting the Georgia Martyrs—five Franciscans who died on Georgia’s coast in the late 16th century. The Spanish friars ministered to the native people, the Guale.

• GRACE Scholars makes Catholic education reality for hundreds of families

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published December 9, 2021

  Thirty-four Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Diocese of Savannah accept GRACE scholarships. All students receiving GRACE Scholars awards receive money for their entire Catholic school matriculation as long as they show financial need.

• Youth and young adult writers needed

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published December 1, 2021

  High school youth and young adults in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are invited to contribute to The Georgia Bulletin beginning in January 2022.

• St. Anna Church honors clergy 

  

  Published December 1, 2021

  St. Anna Church, a rural parish in Walton County, held an appreciation weekend for its clergy after Masses Nov. 6-7.

• Knights host “Carry Your Cross” hike

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published November 30, 2021

  The Knights of Columbus at Transfiguration Church carried 40-pound wooden crosses up Kennesaw Mountain to raise money for seminarians.

• Singers needed for Eucharistic Congress choir

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published November 25, 2021

  Singers are needed for the Eucharistic Congress Choir, which will perform at the congress June 16-17, 2022.

• Archbishop Hartmayer offers statement following verdicts in Ahmaud Arbery case

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published November 24, 2021

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., has released a statement in response to the verdicts rendered today in the case of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick.

• A second COVID Thanksgiving of service

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 24, 2021

  Many working hands around the Archdiocese of Atlanta share with others around the Thanksgiving holiday, from loading food boxes in trunks of cars with the makings of a home-cooked meal to getting up before sunrise to prepare a hot turkey dinner for senior citizens.

• 40 years of Apple Annie Arts and Crafts Show

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published November 24, 2021

  A Christmas tradition for 40 years returns to St. Ann Church in December. The Apple Annie Arts and Craft Show is coming back to the Marietta parish after being cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

• Cristo Rey wins six medals in taekwondo championship

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published November 23, 2021

  The Cristo Rey Atlanta taekwondo team won six medals at the Southeast Open Taekwondo Championship on Nov. 6.

• Lyke House gallery uplifts contributions of Black Catholics

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 23, 2021

  A new exhibit at the Lyke House Catholic Center at the Atlanta University Center is honoring its namesake, the late Archbishop James P. Lyke. The gallery’s works teach about the gifts of the Black community to U.S. Catholicism and the universal church.